Meadowlands

New Melbourne band The Kwela Swingsters play a 1950's classic Kwela tune by Strike Vilikazi. Meadowland is an ironic song extolling the virtues of a new township near Joburg. Vs 1 says 'The white folk are moving to Meadowlands' Vs 2 says 'The street boys are going there too . . . ' Township jive from South Africa with penny whistle as the lead instrument became popular as dance music in the '50s, using affordable instruments to imitate the American swing bands of the era.